NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 13:30:04 EDT Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:30:00 -0600 Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:3333 Linda L. wrote in message ... >For special occasions, try the Emerald Restaurant on Hwy 71 just west >of 620. It's a continental delight. Their onion soup is the best >I've ever had--it's prepared and presented in a hollowed-out 1015 >onion and flambaed with brandy. The house special is great. It's >your choice of soup (onion or Irish potato), salad with their homemade >dressing that's wonderful and, are you ready for this?? a large >lobster tail, chateaubreun AND lamb chops topped off with dessert. >It's expensive but well worth it. I love the Emerald; it's my favorite spot for a truly special occasion. It's important to point out that the prices for the special dinners like the one you mentioned are astronomical by Austin standards; I'd be willing to bet that the dinner mentioned here was at least $60 per person before wine and tip.
Austin, TX